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Beautiful "Tree" envelope from Guido

Stunning "Strange Orchard" on the envelope from Guido.

I am fascinated by the details, the ink washes...amazing image!

All on the envelope!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 4, 2014 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Looking out-the-window colors from Bhomas Trown

Like curtains at an open window? Wonderful mail art card.

And the flip side says it is from the "real" Thomas Brown, of course!

Nice postage stamps, too.: Primrose and humming bird..Spring is coming!

Thank you, Thomas!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 4, 2014 at 3:52pm — 7 Comments

Mail art card arrives in Greece from Lynne Gurnee

Just special to receive, Lynne, ..a good mail art day it was!

OPA! Let's dance...wonderful background for this Matisse!

Thank you so much,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2014 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Special meaning to this mail art from RochleighZ.

This arrived last week...with an envelope full of kitkat details and more:

and more: TIME!!!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2014 at 5:26pm — 2 Comments

A "cracked" "top secret" beauty from Fleur! "Cosmic Cracks"

Arrived in Greece before this three-day holiday, and was a joy to receive.

The photo of the cracked surface has been delicately cut and collaged! Amazing!

Painted with the flow of yellow-gold color....…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2014 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Erica Durante sends mail art to Greece

So good to see Erica again, been a long time! Now Time-to-PLAY!

Lovely mail art with dots and colors, beautifully textured!

Always good to see Erica's art!

Thank you, girl!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2014 at 4:51pm — 2 Comments

Year of the Horse, 2014 from MailArt Martha!

Wonderful mail art arrived in Greece from Mailart Martha!

There is a excellently carved rubber stamp of the horse, full of energy for this year.

Martha knows how to create beautifully colored "rainbow" designs!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2014 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

Greetings from our dear friend and silent member of IUOMA: Uncle Bacon!

Very happy surprise to see mail art from Bob Hurton, our dear Uncle Bacon!

It's an "Original Copy"! Yes, indeed!

Adding many interesting details to his collage card...that's California, fir ya!

and a very warm note:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 28, 2014 at 4:12pm — 3 Comments

ARTSTAMP in Denmark sends ARTSTAMPS! Many!

What a surprise packet arrived in Greece from ARTSTAMP.DK. His "GREECE" stamp for human rights!

He included many, many, many of his wonderfully designed stamps.

Most important was this series...very special indeed:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 28, 2014 at 3:45pm — 3 Comments

All HEART from the Haptic Werewolf

And with Heleen's card came also this from Hamburg!

PEACE! So heart-felt!

Erni always adds very fascinating details:NO? YOGA!...…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 28, 2014 at 3:18pm — 3 Comments

Banana Moon from Heleen

Edmund Hippo is going bananas, Heleen! This is fantastic !We spy Haptic Werewolf!

..and lots and lots of great BANANAS! 'Love those stampings!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 28, 2014 at 3:10pm — No Comments

Envelopes? Did someone say "envelopes"????

Antonio Moreno in Barcelona, Spain, sent me a package today...with 120 envelopes!!!

Okay, 50 of them are beautiful BLUE ;-) And the white ones are very nice, too!

Each envelope has a Moreno's artistamp and a rubber stamp in the upper left…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 26, 2014 at 5:30pm — 42 Comments

FluxRus from Victoria in Russia

Victoria sent this envelope with stampings and beautiful postage stamps, too.

and inside was:

...the Kat's…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 26, 2014 at 3:23pm — No Comments

From Sri Lanka, In-Seine... been there, done that..with Frida :-)

This card arrived after many, many days from Sri Lanka,

as In Seine is surely in Paris by now...partying! OPA! "In Seine is GOOOOD!"

Wonderful collage card with mai art omens from Frida/Rivera exhibit, wow!

(Saw this with Mim…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 26, 2014 at 3:00pm — 11 Comments

Banana Art from Alicia Starr!

Banana greeting on the envelope, from IOWA!

and also this on the envelope:

then this fun montage insde!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 26, 2014 at 2:56pm — 3 Comments

"With Held" celebrates Ex Postal Facto in SanFran!

Some great mementos from the events in SanFran arrived from John Held, Jr.

Envelope on the flip side is also…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 25, 2014 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments

First Bananas arrived from Mathom-House in Italy, and Rebecca in the UK, by Feb. 21 :-)

Mathom-House sent very nice Banana Art for Banana Day!

Cheese and fruits go with bananas, oh, yes!

And there were instructions a la MomKat on the envelope:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 25, 2014 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Banana TIME from In-Seine

Oh, yes...TIME is special to In Seine, too.

(Above : my TIME flies and bananas....)

But In Seine created a great fun card with the "smiling" watch and bananas!

The flip side of the card is very nice, ...actually it is…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 25, 2014 at 5:54pm — 3 Comments

Going Bananas for Feb. 21 from Jen and from Heleen

World Banana Day was Feb. 21, and the Banana Band had a great mail art exchange.

Some "Bananas" arriving in Greece today:

From Jen, who organized this year's mailing.

Nice "PRIDE" rainbow for the bananas of all…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 25, 2014 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Adanaland sends from the "Land of Unnecessary Stickers"!

Discussing recently the fact that post offices need not give "air mail" stickers anymore,

because all out-of-country / overseas mail goes air mail.

However, it sure is nice to use them on mail art envelopes. …

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 21, 2014 at 4:30pm — No Comments

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